To me there is nothing sadder looking than an amusement park closed for the winter. Today while leaving the Fairgrounds we saw the equivalent, the Chinese Lantern Festival decorations just stacked back in the corner of the grounds awaiting shipment or storage.

We went to the Chinese Lantern Festival in early December and it was beautiful

On this day though the lanterns and other decorations sat forlornly along a fence, like discarded toys.